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“LEASE EXTENSION” JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

LEASE NUMBER: L00PL00170

DELEGATED PROJECT NO. DID06069-002

LEASE LOCATION: Salmon, Idaho AGENCY NAME: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

1. IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION OF ACTION BEING APPROVED.

The BLM currently leases and occupies a total of 11,686 rentable square feet (RSF) 10,252 (USF) of office and related space, located at 50 Highway 93 South under BLM’s delegated lease authority, lease number L00PL00170. The current lease expires on September 30, 2025. BLM anticipates a site visit in the spring of 2025 to Idaho Falls, ID for collecting requirements and ultimate delivery of the Idaho Falls ASR package. The time to develop the ASR for Idaho Falls and cost to procure such a large OA (currently 70,000+ RSF building) requires BLM to strategically schedule the Idaho ASR projects. The lease extension will allow BLM and GSA the time it requires to complete the new lease acquisition process for Idaho Falls as well as build out any necessary tenant improvements. Therefore, BLM is requesting a five (5) year extension with the new term ending 9/30/2030 Delegated authority is requested to enter into a lease extension with the incumbent landlord for continued occupancy, without full and open competition.

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED.

The BLM has a continuing need for 11,686 RSF/10,252 USF of contiguous office space and related space in Salmon, ID. The estimated annual rental cost for the extended Term is

The total contract value, not including estimated annual CPI adjustments pursuant to the terms of the current Lease, is approximately

3. IDENTIFICATION OF STATUTORY AUTHORITY.

41 U.S.C. §3304, Use of noncompetitive procedures; and GSAM 570.405, Lease Extensions.

4. DEMONSTRATION THAT THE ACQUISITION REQUIRES THE USE OF THE AUTHORITY

CITED.

GSAM 570.405. Subsection (a): applies to extension of the Term of a lease to provide for continued occupancy on a short-term basis; and subsection (c): FAR 6.302-1 permits contracting without providing for full and open competition when the property or services needed by the agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the agency. 41 U.S. Code §3304, subsection (a)(1): the property or services needed by the executive agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the executive agency.

5. DESCRIPTION OF EFFORTS TO SOLICIT AS MANY OFFERS AS PRACTICAL.

On October 1, 2024, the BLM, National Operations Center (NOC) duly published a pre-solicitation notice on Sam.gov in accordance with the provisions of GSAM 570.402-2 and received responses that met BLM’s requirements. The incumbent lessor expressed an interest in entering into a lease extension.

6. DEMONSTRATION THAT THE ANTICIPATED COST WILL BE FAIR AND REASONABLE.

In accordance with FAR 6.303-2(b)(7), the Contracting Officer determined by certifying this document that the anticipated cost to the Government of is fair and reasonable, as further explained below.

7. DESCRIPTION OF MARKET SURVEY CONDUCTED.

BLM staff conducted a preliminary market analysis within the project area to determine the availability of comparable and more economical sites and was unable to identify any sites, using Costar, in the survey area that could accommodate this requirement. Zero comparable properties in Salmon, ID were identified using Costar and the search had to be expanded to Ketchum, Twin Falls, Boise, and McCall in order to determine office space rates and find comparable properties. Based upon the Costar Market Analysis, it